Not one of the late inhabitants had been left in his old home excepting Mrs.Henfrey, who remained to receive the bride, and was still there, though the newly-married pair had been home a week.

Valentine had found ample time to consider how he should behave to Dorothea, Mrs.
Brandon.

He had also become accustomed to the thought of her being out of his reach, and the little excitement of wonder as to how they should meet was not altogether displeasing to him.

"Giles will be inclined, no doubt, to be rather jealous of me," was his thought; "I shall be a bad fellow if I don't take care to show him that there is no need for it.

D.
must do the same.